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Childless adults are the only group that the federal tax code taxes into poverty, our new paper explains, primarily because they’re the only group of low-income workers largely excluded from the Earned Income Tax Credit. The EITC for childless adults is too small — or, for many, non-...

Millions of American families can be thankful this holiday season for two working-family tax credits that help them make ends meet and improve their lives. But if policymakers fail to save key provisions of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and...

About 1 million veteran and military households will lose some or all of their Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) or low-income component of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) unless Congress saves key credit provisions scheduled to expire at the end of 2017. Our state-by-state...

Unless the President and Congress act to replenish the Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) trust fund, beneficiaries face a 20 percent benefit cut next year. As we’ve explained, DI is a critical part of Social Security that serves as a lifeline for workers who can no longer support themselves because of a life-changing illness or injury. But there’s lots of confusion about this vital...

Almost every elderly American receives Social Security benefits, our updated Top Ten Facts About Social Security points out. The program helps millions of the elderly stay out of poverty and cover basic expenses....

As we noted yesterday, we’ve updated our Top Ten Facts about Social Security to mark the program’s upcoming 80th birthday. Three of the facts highlight the diversity of Americans who benefit from Social...